Rafail Ostrovsky

American cryptographer
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Rafail Ostrovsky

Summary

Rafail Ostrovsky is a human[1]. He was born on January 28, 1963[2]. He worked as a cryptographer[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5].

Key Facts

  • Rafail Ostrovsky was born on January 28, 1963[2].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's professions included cryptographer[3].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's field of work was algorithm[7].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's field of work was computer science[8].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's field of work was cryptography[9].
  • Among Rafail Ostrovsky's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's doctoral advisor was Silvio Micali[11].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky received the IACR Fellow[12].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky received the W. Wallace McDowell Award[14].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky is recorded as male[17].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Jonathan Katz as a doctoral student[19].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Vassilis Zikas as a doctoral student[20].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Brett Hemenway as a doctoral student[21].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Paul Bunn as a doctoral student[22].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Steve Lu as a doctoral student[23].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised William E. Skeith III as a doctoral student[24].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Nishanth Chandran as a doctoral student[25].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Hakan Seyalıoğlu as a doctoral student[26].

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Origins and Family

Rafail Ostrovsky was born on January 28, 1963[2].

Education

Rafail Ostrovsky's doctoral advisor was Silvio Micali[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include algorithm[7]; computer science[8], an academic discipline[27]; and cryptography[9], an academic discipline[28]. Rafail Ostrovsky was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[10]. Doctoral students include Jonathan Katz[19], a computer scientist[29], b. 1974[30], of United States[31], awarded the ACM Fellow[32]; Vassilis Zikas[20]; Brett Hemenway[21], a computer scientist[33]; Paul Bunn[22], a computer scientist[34]; Steve Lu[23], a computer scientist[35]; and William E. Skeith III[24], a computer scientist[36].

Recognition

Awards received include IACR Fellow[12]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13], a fellowship award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1874[39]; W. Wallace McDowell Award[14], an award[40], founded in 1966[41]; and ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[42].

Why It Matters

Rafail Ostrovsky's notable doctoral advisees include Brett Hemenway[43], a computer scientist[44]; Paul Bunn[45], a computer scientist[46]; Steve Lu[47], a computer scientist[48]; William E. Skeith III[49], a computer scientist[50]; Nishanth Chandran[51], a computer scientist[52]; and Will Rosenbaum[53], a computer scientist[54].

FAQs

What did Rafail Ostrovsky do for work?

Rafail Ostrovsky worked as cryptographer[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Rafail Ostrovsky receive?

Honors received include IACR Fellow[12], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13], W. Wallace McDowell Award[14], and ACM Fellow[15].

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  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . web.cs.ucla.edu. Retrieved . web.cs.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . web.cs.ucla.edu. Retrieved . web.cs.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . web.cs.ucla.edu. Retrieved . web.cs.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . iacr.org. Retrieved . iacr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . computer.org. computer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [16] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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